Banca March strengthens its Co-Investment offering with the launch of the Claret European Growth Capital Fund IV, a fund aimed at financing high-growth European technology companies. This new initiative is structured through an exclusive ELTIF for Banca March clients, which will invest alongside the institutional vehicle Claret European Growth Capital Fund IV, managed by Claret Capital Partners.
This launch marks the second collaboration between Banca March and Claret Capital Partners, following the success of the March Technology Growth fund, which was marketed in the first quarter of 2023 with the same goal of supporting growth financing for European tech companies. Claret Capital Partners is a leading European manager specialising in technology debt and growth financing, with more than 180 transactions completed and a historical loss rate below 3.5%.
The strategy of Banca March’s new Co-Investment fund is to finance between 100 and 120 companies, supporting their expansion through senior amortising debt instruments. The investment horizon per company ranges from 36 to 48 months, with a total estimated duration of eight years. For this initiative, Banca March has committed €70 million to co-invest alongside the Claret European Growth Capital Fund IV. The current size of Claret Capital Partners’ institutional fund stands at €320 million, with a target of reaching €500 million by 31 December 2025.
This new initiative adds to Banca March’s broad range of Co-Investment opportunities, which form a unique and distinctive model in the market. Through this approach, clients can invest in the same assets as the bank, fostering long-term relationships fully aligned with their interests. Co-Investment is a hallmark of Banca March, a pioneer in alternative assets, with over two decades of experience offering shared investment strategies to its clients.
In the area of illiquid Co-Investment, Banca March selects a wide range of illiquid assets — venture capital, private equity, private debt, real estate and infrastructure — to offer clients an alternative to traditional markets, diversifying portfolios towards growing sectors and mitigating exposure to volatility and economic uncertainty. In this way, the bank gives its clients access to investment strategies that would otherwise be reserved for large institutional investors. Since 2008, the Banca March Group has committed over €3.9 billion in illiquid assets together with its clients, achieving a return multiple of two times for real economy projects. Over this period, more than 3,900 co-investors have invested alongside the bank in various opportunities.
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